Arreola stops Abell in one

By Francisco Salazar and Felipe Leon at ringsidePhotos by Big Joe Miranda

Former heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola (30-2, 26 KOs) scored a first round TKO over Joey Abell (27-5, 26 KOs) on Friday night at the Pechanga Resort in Temecula, California. The bout was almost immediately waved off by referee Tony Crebs after Arrela staggered Abell with a big right hand. Time was 2:18. Arreola kissed Abell on the cheek as Crebs stepped in.

Olympian super middleweight Shawn Estrada (11-0, 10 KOs) destroyed Jon Schmidt (10-2, 6 KOs) in a round one blowout. Estrada dropped Schmidt in the first ten seconds and floored him twice more before the carnage ended. Time was 1:48.

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In a battle of unbeaten junior welterweights, Joseph Elegele (10-0, 8 KO’s) scored a one-punch knockout over Manuel Aguilar in the first round of a scheduled six round bout. A counter right hook by the southpaw Elegele to the head dropped Aguilar (5-1, 4 KO’s) to the canvas. Referee Tony Crebs counted Aguilar out at 2:18.

Junior Lightweight Kevin Hoskins (4-0, 3 KO’s) won a close four round split-decision victory over Ramon Flores. Hoskins landed the more effective punches, but would leave himself open to be hit by the wild-swinging Flores (3-10-2, 3 KO’s). Hoskins landed the more telling blows in the final round. One judge had Flores winning 39-37, but was overruled by the other two judges, who had Hoskins winning 39-37.